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Insertion of Long-Acting Drug Implant

Nevada rates for HCPCS 11981

Placement of a small rod-like device under the skin, usually in the upper arm, that slowly releases medication over an extended period, such as months or years. It's commonly used for long-acting hormonal contraception.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Insertion of Long-Acting Drug Implant cost?

$1,833

Typical total for the visit. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,833 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $135 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,698 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$135$85.11 to $229
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,698$389 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $59 to $4,365Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $62 to $575
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,698professional $135

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$588.84
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$169.82
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$169.82
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$158.49
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$194.98

Where Nevada sits

The same service costs 24.2 times more in New Jersey than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

Nevada· 17th of 50

$1,833

$135 physician + $1,698 facility

NJ $4,792MD $198

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.